A lone English girls' passion for healthy eating, exercising, and living!

Fresh Start, New Cognitions!

Gah, I couldn’t slee last night – I was soo tired, but my room was too warm (heavan knows how with a broken radiator) and I couldn’t stop thinking! I had such a busy head! And it hit me:

When I’m really stressed (like now), my old demons like to come out to play a little bit. Nowhere NEAR like what they were, but they’re in my ear, and I realised that the reason why I sooo wanted to run today was – for once, this is very VERY rare! – because I just wanted to burn calories! That is not how I want my exercise to be. Exercise is for enjoyment, so it upset me that my head was thinking like this again. I knew it was because of the stress this week, and I know I’m still recovered and all that, but it made me realise; I need to challenge my cognitions on days like this. So,

fresh start!

Although I do love my running, as a challenge to myself to prove I can – today is a no running day!! I need to have one to prove that I can. And my middle toe is sore this morning, and I don’t want to aggravate it and injure myself 😛

Just randomly, cos I thought of it – another motivation not to run today and r-e-l-a-x is Allie’s blog over on Live Laugh Eat – I was reading her About page,and I really connected with it, We have such similar stories and are in very similar stages in life (down to the Psycholog degree!), so her blog was helpful too 🙂

In conclusion to my (yet more) ranting…

Today is a relaxing, let-my-body-freshen-up day! A day where I can practice just being normal 😀 I’m sitting here drinking a hot chocolate before I go get my breakfast when I’ve finished this post 🙂 I actually made breakfast and lunch yesterday as I’ve got a full day of lectures. Today, it’s a pear-oat smoothie!

1/3cup oats

1 pear – the whole thing, the only bit I cut off was the stem 😛

1/2cup cottage cheese

3/4cup soya milk

a handful of Fru-Grains

a squeeze of agave

a dash of cinnamon (I’m all about the adjectives this morning :p)

Blended all up =

Should be good! I’ll know in about 10mins 😛

The lunch I’ve made today consists of prawns, butterbeans, roast broccoli and sprouts, and 2 tomatoes (not cherry ones, normal size ones) with a load of bbq seasoning. I’m sure there was something else in the mix…but I can’t think for the life of me what! Anyway, lunch =

Hmm maybe there isn’t anything else in there! Apologies for the bad pic, I took it last night in the terrible light :s

I’ve also got some carrot sticks and an apple/banana packed, but I should be finished by 3….thank goodness! Then it’s HOME FOR THE WEEKEND!! I really really need home at the moment 🙂